slightly asymmetrical shape; flat bottom; rounded body with sloping shoulder; short neck with outward-flaring mouth ring; irregular bulbous ridge near bottom; thick glaze: blue-green and browns, with dull and shiny areas

Shino sake flask, early 21st century

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Living as a recluse in rural Japan, Kumano Kurōemon is nicknamed the Bear of Echizen for both his visual appearance and the energetic, strong ceramics he creates. Echizen (today’s Fukui Prefecture) is an ancient pottery center known for its high-fired stoneware, a tradition that Kumano continues but at the same time moves into a new direction through producing surprisingly large works with fantastic encrustations of glaze.

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Title
Shino sake flask
Artist Life
born 1955
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2014.109.3
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slightly asymmetrical shape; flat bottom; rounded body with sloping shoulder; short neck with outward-flaring mouth ring; irregular bulbous ridge near bottom; thick glaze: blue-green and browns, with dull and shiny areas